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Definition of tricky : Given to tricks; practicing deception; trickish; knavish.

Synonyms:

be an effort, sleek, means, unstable, hairy, slippy, perplexing, punishing, silklike, spiny, cagey, intractable, corrupt, knavish, touch-and-go, sensitive, honest, involved, critical, attention-getting, unprincipled, silken, delicate, dodgy, chanceful, untruthful, chancy, dishonest, guileful, intolerable, satiny, awkward, ability, silky, taxing, sticky, prickly, intricate, dubious, catchy, tricksy, beguiling, cute, testing, clear-cut, pat, untrustworthy, fraudulent, easy, nasty, problematic, impossible, unscrupulous, glib, touchy, untrusty, deceitful, challenging, dicey

skillful, slick, calculating, devious, scheming, designing, serpentine, masterly, feline, smooth, masterful, snaky, wary, slippery

insightful, instinctual, intuitive, instinctive, far-sighted

foxy, brilliant, droll, funny, dry, sparkling, sly, astute, waggish, sophisticated, facetious, wily, subtle, sharp, joking, canny, resourceful, urbane, witty, adroit, comical, pithy, ingenious, scurrilous, sarcastic, intelligent, jocular, clever, quick, cunning, crafty, pointed, smart, shrewd, quick-witted, artful, inventive, scintillating, deft

formidable, stressful, cumbersome, contrary, severe, arduous, knotty, demanding, harsh, oppressive, uphill, thorny, tough, finicky, hard, fussy, troublesome, difficult, wearing, toilsome, strenuous, wearying, complicated, complex, cantankerous, ticklish, rugged, burdensome, wearisome, grinding, adverse, tight, laborious, rough, onerous, trying, bothersome

Usage examples:

• But I suppose he's like all lawyers,- cunning and tricky, conceited and supercilious, full of prejudice and cant, and a red- hot Tory into the bargain. - "Lucretia, Complete", Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
• But, on the 8th of February, 1587, before he could sail, Mary was at last beheaded, and Elizabeth was once more entering on a tricky course of tortuous diplomacy too long by half to follow here. - "Elizabethan Sea Dogs", William Wood.
• This was not, however, often attempted, for the tides and currents were exceedingly tricky in these parts. - "Patsy", S. R. Crockett.